This file contains papers regarding two financial funds that were created in the Trucial Coast during the Second World War; the Subsidizing Fund (to provide cereals at subsidized prices locally) and the Dubai Hospital Fund (to fund the future construction of a hospital in Dubai).
File 29/6 British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Khorramshahr
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The file contains a Confidential Foreign Office report entitled 'British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Mohammerah'. The report contains a detailed history of the relationship between the British Government and Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī, the Ruler of Mohammerah (present day ...
File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)
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This file contains correspondence and documents related to passport and visa regulations in the various Shaikhdoms of the Gulf, primarily in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The majority of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in...
This file contains correspondence and copies of relevant documents regarding travel regulations in the Persian Gulf, particularly discussions regarding landing and visa rules for entry in to Bahrain. All of the correspondence in the file is between British officials, notably the British Consul...
This file contains a copy of a telegram sent from the Foreign Office in London to a number of British embassies and residencies globally on 13 April 1948. The telegram concerns the proposed recognition of Seif el-Islam Ahmed as the King of Yemen. The file also contains a covering letter that f...
This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949). The file contains a number of...
File 31/2 [17/6 III] Books and Periodicals, Supply of
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The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books and maps by the Political Agency at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and supply of news cuttings. The documents in the file are orders for books and stationery, cheques, receipts of payment, and newspaper cutt...
The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books by the Political Agency at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals. The documents in the file are advertisements, orders for books and periodicals, cheques, and receipts of payment. The principal correspondents are: ...
File 31/2 III Correspondence re Books and Publications
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The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books by the Political Agency at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and the supply of empty manumission forms. The documents in the file include advertisements, orders for books and magazines, cheques, and receipts of...
File 31/2 II Books and Periodicals - Government Publications, Supply of
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The file contains correspondence related to the supply of publications by the Government of India, and the request for subscription to newspapers by the Political Agency at Bahrain. The documents in the file also include letters and receipts, leaflets, orders for Navy lists, India Office lists,...